Ali AlShamsi is a financial trader, entrepreneur, and investor in the United Arab Emirates. Having worked with over 100 companies, Ali actively promotes the growth of new business with his experience and network. Ali and I discuss how to become successful (and objections to his formula), raising money from investors, adjusting your standards for success (both up and down) and his vision for the future of economics. You can read his writing at http://alioalshamsi.com/ and find him on Quora at https://www.quora.com/profile/Ali-AlShamsi-1.